Today on TAP: Trump’s order to ICE to seize California’s undocumented, ignoring those in Texas or Florida, is profoundly partisan.
Law & Justice
Does the Supreme Court Really Believe in the Constitution?
States are supposed to lose representatives in the House if they infringe on voting rights. So far the Court has ignored that part of the 14th Amendment.
ICE: Crossing State Lines to Incite Riots
The only disorder the National Guard will find comes from the deporters.
AI Surveillance Won’t Stop Theft, but It Might Stop Unions
The loss prevention industry is excited about using technology to combat shoplifting. But workers are getting caught up in the dragnet.
DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby’s Crib Unsafe
Three Democratic commissioners have been fired from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Trump’s team has its eye on dismantling the agency entirely.
Supreme Court: Agency Deference Is Good Now
Less than a year after ending the latitude federal agencies were previously given by courts to implement laws, the Court’s conservatives brought it back for infrastructure approvals.
Usury in the Water
There’s never been a better time to be a loan shark for small businesses.
Fortunately, Trump Has Trouble Achieving His Goals
A federal court has struck down most of his tariffs, mainly because he didn’t follow readily available procedures to impose them.
The Trump Justice Department Barges Into North Carolina Elections
A Republican candidate failed to overturn a state supreme court election. But the federal government has picked up where that case left off.
Beating the Press
In a time of eroding journalistic freedoms, a new book chronicles the deliberate effort to use libel law to bankrupt the independent media we have left.

